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Gitmo docs link Pakistani, Iranian, and Yemeni intelligence agencies to al Qaeda
The Matrix of Threat Indicators for Enemy Combatants document, one of hundreds released by WikiLeaks, described the intelligence agencies of Pakistan, Iran, and Yemen as “associated forces” that support al Qaeda.
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Al Qaeda
Judging detainees’ risk, often with flawed evidence
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Al Qaeda
WikiLeaks: Guantanamo Bay terrorist secrets revealed
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Al Qaeda
Guantanamo documents name Pakistan ISI as al Qaeda associate
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From the new Gitmo files: Al Qaeda and anthrax
A detainee assessment claimed that two al Qaeda operatives had knowledge of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the US, but the report cannot be confirmed.
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Al Qaeda
WikiLeaks discloses new details on whereabouts of al-Qaeda leaders on 9/11
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Guantanamo
Classified files offer new insights into detainees
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Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay: Why Obama hasn’t fulfilled his promise to close the facility
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Al Qaeda fighter properly detained at Gitmo, court finds
The DC Circuit Court affirmed a district court’s decision to deny Guantanamo detainee Yasein Khasem Mohammad Esmail’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Esmail was trained at a notorious al Qaeda camp, studied at an al Qaeda-run school for martyrs, and fought at Tora Bora.
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Afghanistan
Raids on ex-Taliban threaten Afghan peace process, diplomats warn
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Afghanistan
Ex-mujahedeen help lead Libyan rebels
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Ex-Gitmo detainee training Libyan rebels in Derna
A former Guantanamo detainee named Sufyan Ben Qumu is training Derna’s rebels. Declassified memos prepared at Gitmo note that Qumu was a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group’s military committee, trained at Osama bin Laden’s camps, worked for al Qaeda front companies, and was a known “extremist” with “no qualms about committing terrorist acts.”
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DC Circuit Court finds Gitmo detainee was no ‘Forrest Gump’
A three-judge DC Circuit Court panel overturned a lower court’s ruling that would have granted freedom to Guantanamo detainee Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman.
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Libyan opposition leader wasn’t held at Guantanamo
But Abdul Hakim al Hasadi has a jihadist pedigree.
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Afghan peace council reportedly seeks talks with Taliban commanders held at Gitmo
The Afghan High Peace Council, set up by President Hamid Karzai in 2010, reportedly wants to speak with four top Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo. All four allegedly had significant ties to al Qaeda prior to their detention.
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Al Qaeda
Upheaval in Mideast sets back terror war
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Judge finds Gitmo detainee was no ‘Gucci jihadist’
In an opinion released on Feb. 18, a DC district judge denied the habeas corpus petition of Guantanamo detainee Mashour Abdullah Muqbel al Sabri; the decision contradicts earlier district court rulings in important ways. Al Sabri’s career demonstrates that there was extensive overlap between Taliban and al Qaeda operations prior to Sept. 11, 2001.
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Al Qaeda
Afghanistan peace council seeks release of Guantanamo Bay prisoners
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Al Qaeda
Gates: Prospects for closing Guantanamo ‘very, very low’
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Al Qaeda
Inside the Predator drone killing machine
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Al Qaeda
CIA: If caught, bin Laden would be sent to Gitmo
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Deputy emir of al Qaeda training camp agrees to plea deal at Gitmo
An al Qaeda trainer agreed to a plea deal at Gitmo on Tuesday. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed. The trainer, Noor Uthman Mohammed, was captured alongside top al Qaeda leader Abu Zubaydah in March 2002 and was allegedly involved in Zubaydah’s plot against Israel.
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Taliban
Former senior Taliban member visits Britain
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Italian judge orders former Gitmo detainee freed
A former Gitmo detainee convicted of terrorism-related charges was freed from an Italian jail on Monday. Adel Ben Mabrouk, a Tunisian who lived in Italy for much of the 1990s, was a member of a known al Qaeda network in Italy prior to his detention at Guantanamo. Mabrouk was captured after fleeing the Tora Bora Mountains in late 2001.
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Al Qaeda
Berkeley considers inviting Guantanamo detainees
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Tora Bora Military Front commander speaks at funeral of former Gitmo detainee
Anwar ul Haq Mujahid, who had formerly been detained and released by Pakistan, spoke at Awar Gul’s funeral in Nangarhar province. An official Taliban statement was read, praising Gul as “the renowned commander.” In addition, Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for the release of a top Taliban official from Guantanamo.
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Afghan peace council requests release of Gitmo detainee
The Afghan High Peace Council has requested the release of Khairullah Khairkhwa, a top Taliban official, from Guantanamo. Khairkhwa, who was detained in early 2002, was the governor of Herat province during the Taliban’s reign. He was also allegedly involved in drug trafficking, had ties to senior al Qaeda leaders, and admittedly set up security for meetings between the Taliban and Iran.
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Taliban mourn death of ’eminent commander’ at Gitmo
In a piece last week, I noted that a former Taliban commander, Awal Gul, died of an apparent heart attack at Guantanamo on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The Taliban have now released a statement online concerning Gul’s death, calling him “the prominent Jihadi commander of Nangarhar province” and lamenting the “martyrdom of the eminent commander.” Much of the press coverage of Gul’s death centers on his lawyer’s claim that Gul had “quit” the Taliban a year before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Well, given the praise heaped on him, the Taliban apparently do not consider Gul a quitter. And as…
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Former Taliban commander dies at Gitmo
Awal Gul, a former Taliban commander, died of an apparent heart attack at Guantanamo on Tuesday. According to the US military’s declassified files, Osama bin Laden allegedly gave Gul $100,000 to help al Qaeda members escape Afghanistan after 9/11.
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Italian court convicts former Gitmo detainee of terrorism charges
An Italian court convicted a former Guantanamo detainee named Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri of terrorsm-related charges on Monday. At Gitmo, Nasri was identified as “one of the most dangerous Tunisian operatives,” as well as the emir of the Tunisian Combat Group, a known al Qaeda affiliate.
